Imaginary and Genuine ‘Pseudo-Heraclean’ Stamps

The article specifies the list of names of late Heraclean manufacturers, whose stamps come from excavations in the West and North Black Sea region. Work on their mapping in the entire Black Sea region has been continued, including the stamps of those manufacturers whose stamps are presented in its western part. As a result, two groups of ergasteriarchs were identified. The first of them consisted of 13 names of Heraclean manufacturers, which had previously been in the late manufacturer group. The second group included 19 names of «pseudo-Heraclean» fabricants. Most of the stamps of this group were found in the West Black Sea region during the study of 24 settlements, three cemeteries and one shipwreck. It is possible that this group of stamps belonged to the production of local pottery workshops.